There are a total of 63 photos in this blog so go all the way down to the bottom of this page to review additional photos and photo pages. Hope you enjoy. In our last post we had made it as far as Kenmare. For such a small town of about 7,500 people it had a rich assortment of places to eat. Probably for all the tourists that stay in B&Bs in the area and needing nice restaurants or perhaps even bar food to keep them happy and entertained. The day started out with a good drizzle and continued that way through very early afternoon. The Ring of Kerry as the circular route that the tourist go on to see the peninsula was a big disappointment compared to the Beara Peninsula and all its beauty. It ... read more

Note: In this blog are a total of 45 photos. Go to bottom of this page and click on Photos. Finally arrived to one of the countries we've wanted to visit for years - Ireland. We've wanted to visit Ireland especially after seeing the movie Leap Year which was filmed totally in Ireland. Our flight took us 7 hours before landing in Dublin Ireland. Not a bad flight but getting a few hours of sleep was important as we landed at 7:00 am and hit the road with our rental car out of Dublin. You would know it that we would catch the Dublin rush hour traffic on a Tuesday morning. Good planning!!?? So we had a crash course in re-learning to drive on the left side of the road and all that goes with it ... read more

Here is a video of Rhea in a Zorb in Rotorua - Rhea's Zorb Ride in Rotorual . Some of you will remember this from CBS's Amazing Race when they did this as well when in NZ. Kiwi Phrases and Words - Togs - Swim Suits; Jandals - Flipflops; Boot - Vehicle Trunk; No Worries Mate - No Problem; Cheers - Goodbye; Time for Tea - Dinner; Chilly Bin - Ice Chest; Wee - Small; She’ll Be Right - It will be Ok The German Invasion - We have run into, seen, talked to, heard, passed, and met soooooooo many Germans here in New Zealand. The whole place is overrun with Germans. They’re either unhappy with their Homeland, heard how nice New Zealand was or heard about some of the lovely Americans vacationing here. You would ... read more

Kia Ora Again from New Zealand We are about to head south on the South Island to the deepest lake in New Zealand in Fiordland National Park and then continue south to Invercargill at the bottom of the South Island. We’ll update our blog site again when we reach Dunedin as we are heading back north along the eastern coast of the South Island. We are hoping to get over to Stewart Island at the bottom of New Zealand and see some of the bird life for which it is famous. 12-5-09 - Saturday - We left fairly early from the campground to do a few things in town. One included an overdo haircut for Larry. Rhea needed one but hers would take a bit more time and they could not take her so that cut ... read more

Golden Bay, Murchison, Westport, Karamea, and Arthur’s Pass 1. Happy Thanksgiving!! - We had a great Thanksgiving on the mountain in Arthur’s Pass. It was not exactly Turkey and Dressing but it was filling and kept our energy level up as we climbed to the top of Mt. Avalanche. Our Thanksgiving occurred 18 hours before everyone in Mississippi. So when everyone in MS was having Thanksgiving lunch, it was Friday morning at 7:30am and we were eating breakfast and getting ready for another hike. We’re doing fine but I’m wondering what my two sisters - Hope and Elizabeth - were preparing back home. I know by brother Chuck and his wife Lola were probably out exploring some wilderness area similar to what we were experiencing. I hope my sister Hope gave our Mother a great lunch/dinner. ... read more